Can diligence compensate for lack of talent? But I'm a martial arts genius!

"yes!"

All the Yellow Banner soldiers looked excited.

"I'm so tired. Using my fists repeatedly has taken a huge toll on my stamina. If the captain of the Yellow Flag Army is determined to make things difficult for me, I'm afraid I'll be in danger."

Su Changqing let out a long sigh of relief after leaving Woniu Town.

Su Changqing was already slightly injured, and the exertion of his fist technique was extremely taxing on his stamina. If the burly man in black armor had insisted on breaking off relations with him, Su Changqing would have been in great danger. Fortunately, the other party was also intimidated by the strength that Su Changqing had displayed, and the two sides were able to remain at peace.

"Wo Niu Town... is about to face a calamity."

Looking back at the town of Woniu shrouded in a gray fog, Su Changqing sighed.

Bandits pass by like combs, soldiers pass by like fine brushes. This Yellow Banner Army will surely plunder Woniu Town when it arrives, making life even harder for the already impoverished commoners. Su Changqing is powerless to stop it. All he can do is protect himself first, otherwise he can't change anything and will only lose his life!

"I can't go back to Woniu Town, so I'll head straight to Dafeng City! This money I have should be enough for me to live on for a while. I'll study the Crimson Fire Technique and reach the Divine Power Realm as soon as possible!"

Su Changqing composed himself and stopped thinking about it.

The Liu family is finished. Su Changqing left without asking any questions. Even if the contract was not terminated, naturally no one would report it to the authorities!

What Su Changqing needs to do now is to calm his mind, cultivate his inner strength, and break through to the Divine Power Realm.

Only with great strength can one control one's own destiny in this chaotic world; otherwise, not only would he not have been able to force the Yellow Banner Army soldiers to retreat, but he would have died in that mountain temple last night!

Dafeng City is the central point of Dafeng County, about 60 or 70 miles away from Woniu Town. Even with the difficult mountain roads in between, Su Changqing arrived in Dafeng City in the afternoon.

Two days later.

In an inn in Dafeng City, Su Changqing, who had rested for two days, regained his energy, and the injury to his left hand was no longer a problem.

After changing into clean clothes, Su Changqing sat at a dining table on the first floor of the inn, eating his meal and listening to the conversations among the guests at the other tables.

"Have you heard? The town of Woniu was looted by the Yellow Flag bandits a couple of days ago, and they even clashed with a Great Wind Army that arrived later. Quite a few people died!"

"I heard that even Master Gong Zheng of the Flying Cloud Martial Arts Academy died at the hands of bandits. He was a martial artist at the Divine Strength Realm!"

Su Changqing also overheard some guests talking about what had happened in Woniu Town a couple of days ago.

In their view, Gong died in the chaos of battle, but they did not know the details!

"The Yellow Flag Army is also fighting the Great Wind Army? Luckily, we weren't dragged into it..."

Su Changqing thought to himself.

"Next, I need to find a place to stay, focus on my cultivation, and try to break through to the Divine Power Realm!"

Su Changqing paid no further attention to this; he was about to start a completely new life!

That very day, Su Changqing rented a house called Qingzhu Courtyard in Changqing City. The house was quite expensive, costing more than three taels of silver a month in rent alone. However, it was spacious and located in a quiet place, which was very suitable for Su Changqing to cultivate in peace and have plenty of room to maneuver.

Su Changqing received three or four hundred taels of silver in cash from the Liu family, enough for him to not have to worry about money for a while!

The rented Qingzhu Courtyard was filled with bamboo, which swayed in the breeze, creating a pleasant scene. It was a completely different environment from the dilapidated mud house where Su Changqing originally lived.

Su Changqing then took out the "Crimson Fire Technique" manual he had obtained from the Liu family's storeroom from his bosom and began to read it.

"The Crimson Fire Technique emphasizes 'using blood as fuel to refine energy into fire,' rapidly extracting a scorching force from the blood and qi in a highly efficient manner. However, it places a heavy burden on the body. Those without a martial arts foundation should practice with caution, otherwise, it may lead to the danger of overdrawing one's physical strength!"

Su Changqing carefully read the Crimson Fire Technique. It was an internal skill, a skill for cultivating internal strength, and it was more domineering and extreme. Ordinary people simply couldn't practice it, but for Su Changqing, who had already perfected the technique, this was naturally not a problem.

"Try it yourself!"

After carefully reading the manual several times, Su Changqing put it into practice.

"The Red Fire Stance, which comes with the Red Fire Kung Fu, uses a unique posture combined with breathing techniques to accelerate the flow of Qi and blood, producing a feeling of 'boiling blood' and condensing strength."

Su Changqing recalled the stance training exercises from the manual and began to practice. With his extreme control over his body, he performed each movement with perfect precision.

This is the advantage of having a martial arts background. Even when learning a new martial art, you don't have to start from scratch. It's like a college student learning elementary school knowledge, which is much faster than a beginner!

Practicing the basic stance training techniques of the Crimson Fire Technique under the sunlight, Su Changqing gradually entered a state of focus after about half an hour. He felt his blood and qi begin to flow faster and could feel a burning sensation.

[Crimson Fire Technique training progress +1%!]

[Crimson Fire Technique, Initial Stage 1 (1%): One practice per day, can be achieved in five years]

A line of transparent information appeared before Su Changqing's eyes: he had already mastered the Crimson Fire Technique!

"This internal skill is indeed more difficult to master. To reach the second level, it would take five years of daily practice..."

Su Changqing also noticed that the difficulty of the Crimson Fire Technique was indeed much higher than that of most martial arts.

"Just keep practicing like crazy!"

But Su Changqing was full of motivation, and with his talent and destiny, he naturally wouldn't need five years.

In less than a month, Su Changqing had already broken through the Crimson Fire Technique through his cultivation!

call!

Inside the Green Bamboo Courtyard, Su Changqing maintained the Crimson Fire Stance. His arms moved seemingly slowly, yet they resembled a rising flame, full of vitality!

Su Changqing's blood and qi were boiling, and his skin turned red. If you touched it, you could feel a burning sensation. Beads of sweat dripped from his body, and a trace of energy was being generated within him.

This force, born from his blood and qi, permeated his limbs and bones, giving Su Changqing a sense of sudden enlightenment and elevating his control over his own power to a whole new level.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

Su Changqing suddenly exerted his strength and shook his body, causing beads of sweat to bounce off his skin and hit the ground with a soft, audible sound.

[Slight Success in Crimson Fire Technique Level 2 (1%): Practice daily, and it can be achieved in twenty years]

"Is this internal energy?"

Su Changqing clenched his fist, feeling a powerful force within his body that seemed to move his limbs with ease, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

After a moment's hesitation, Su Changqing picked up a cloth used for wiping sweat, tossed it into the air, and then clenched his right fist, punching the cloth as it flew up.

Logically speaking, even if someone possesses immense strength and can smash bricks and stones, they cannot damage such a light and fragile cloth by striking it; it will only cause the cloth to flutter and drift with the force of the punch!

"Crack!"

But when Su Changqing's fist struck the cloth, it produced a crisp sound like a firecracker. The light cloth crackled and shattered into pieces, scattering like broken-winged butterflies on the ground!

"This is Ming Jin... its power is fierce and overwhelming, making it difficult for the person struck to deflect the force! The punch is enveloped in this power, capable of shattering rocks without damaging muscles in the slightest!"

A smile appeared on Su Changqing's lips.

The Divine Strength Realm martial artist Gong Zheng, whom Su Changqing faced back then, used a similar attack method. Gong Zheng had spent many years cultivating his internal strength before he could develop his internal strength, while Su Changqing had only mastered the basics of Ming Jin in a month!